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Mon May 27, 2019 4:57 pm

I don't know if this will ever happen but I'm still clinging to hope that the G1 Optimus Prime reissue will eventually get marked down. After being sold out for a while, My local Walmart just restocked a bunch them. Still listed at full price $49.98.

News Credits: 1646 · Tue May 28, 2019 6:17 pm

JasonM32 wrote:I don't know if this will ever happen but I'm still clinging to hope that the G1 Optimus Prime reissue will eventually get marked down. After being sold out for a while, My local Walmart just restocked a bunch them. Still listed at full price $49.98.

I'm hoping it does, my store has had the same 4 there now for almost 3 months.

News Credits: 10 · Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:51 pm

It looks like the Devastator is back in stock at Walmart.com for anyone still looking to snag him.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers ... /204261556

News Credits: 56 · Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:53 pm

Fellow Seibertronians! Yours truly has discovered a very pleasing piece of news regarding the Walmart G1 Reissue Optimus Prime, which has finally been marked as clearance! Thanks to Reddit User JoshiiMoo, we now have proof of said clearance, showing the new Prime to have dropped from the price of a Leader Class figure down to a little more than half of a Deluxe at $13.

Other reports state there to be clearance to $35, and whether or not you will find any clearance will vary between stores.

Now that this collectible has finally been discounted, will you be picking him up for your collection? Tell us in the discussion below.

News Credits: 101 · Tue Jul 09, 2019 11:15 pm

Anyone passing it up at 13$ would be insane. Heck, I'd buy two!

However, I'm sure we will never see that Optimus at lower than 50$CAN.

News Credits: 25 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:52 am

Yeah, can confirm the 35 dollar price point.

Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:41 am

Now that’s a realistic price considering that he ain’t got no trailer. What was the OG asking price? $50? Yeesh.

News Credits: 2 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:49 am

I hope that pricing hits my area.

News Credits: 11 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:04 am

#NotMyWalmart

Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:15 am

The ones at my Walmart are still sitting at $50, so here's hoping they'll get clearanced too. I think this was about the price Hot Rod got clearanced out at also. I wish they'd reconsider these high prices on these reissues. For 50 bucks you're not getting a whole lot of toy for something that's essentially the size of today's deluxe scale.

News Credits: 56 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:27 am

It's all random. I went to 3 Walmarts yesterday looking for other items, all had a good supply of Primes, but only one of them had them reduced to $35. I've found this to be the case with other clearance items. Back in late 2017 I waited until the Kong Skull Island 12 inch figure went down to $5 at one local store, while others still had it at $10 or $12. If I saw a Prime for less than $20, heck yeah I'd pick it up, just for my son to enjoy. This will probably happen at the one Walmart that screwed up all the packaging with anti-theft devices, nobody has even touched those yet :lol:

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News Credits: 11 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 10:48 am

Haha! Figures this news would drop one day after I put out a review saying the asking price was too much! Maybe one of the 30 something people that watched it was a Walmart exec... :-P

http://www.youtube.com/user/Pepsimus · Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:24 am

Raise your hand if you knew that this was eventually going to be on clearance lol

News Credits: 56 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:29 am

Black Bumblebee wrote:Raise your hand if you knew that this was eventually going to be on clearance lol

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:46 pm

Finally! I'd grab him at $13 if I ran into him, but not exactly interested in going out looking just for him either.

Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:37 pm

joevill wrote:#NotMyWalmart

That said if some sort of magic imp causes it to show up at one of my local walmarts for $13, I'd love to get one, my old g1 is intact (less one fist) but pretty worn. Paying 50 or even 35 for a cab only, tho, y'all be trippin, walmart/hasblo 8-}

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News Credits: 61 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:52 pm

My Walmart just clearanced Prime to $35, and Minibots to $5. There was also some other smaller figures (Energon igniters & Battlemasters) a few dollars cheaper.

Is Warpath being reissued? I could’ve sworn he was being reissued alongside Gears, but I haven’t seen him. I have seen a lot of Gears, though.

News Credits: 65 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 5:20 pm

I checked one of my local Walmarts just to see if their G1 Primes were on clearance, and they are still marked at full price, unfortunately. I had already picked one up months ago, but I'd be tempted to get another at $13 (not $35, though) to have a back up for parts replacement and to get another sticker sheet. The stickers for this reissue are so thin that they tear just from trying to peel them off the paper. I ripped one of the leg decals that way, unfortunately, so I'd like a replacement, and for the price I'd pay elsewhere, I might as well get another figure out of it too. I can keep it sticker-free for a cleaner look too, or use it for spare parts sometime down the road.

News Credits: 4877 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:15 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:I checked one of my local Walmarts just to see if their G1 Primes were on clearance, and they are still marked at full price, unfortunately. I had already picked one up months ago, but I'd be tempted to get another at $13 (not $35, though) to have a back up for parts replacement and to get another sticker sheet. The stickers for this reissue are so thin that they tear just from trying to peel them off the paper. I ripped one of the leg decals that way, unfortunately, so I'd like a replacement, and for the price I'd pay elsewhere, I might as well get another figure out of it too. I can keep it sticker-free for a cleaner look too, or use it for spare parts sometime down the road.

I am keeping mine sticker free.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:27 pm

Wish mine would get that clearance, the same 6 are still here from 3 months ago now

News Credits: 2 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:08 pm

No change in the online price, but I will be making a few Wally World visits tomorrow.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Wed Jul 10, 2019 10:38 pm

$35 for Prime and $5 for the mini bots at my local Walmart as well. Might try a different one this weekend.

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News Credits: 65 · Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:31 am

william-james88 wrote:I am keeping mine sticker free.

What about the Autobot symbols? You at least need those, right? How else will anyone be able to tell that Optimus Prime is an Autobot!?

News Credits: 56 · Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:21 am

It is odd, because even at full price, the first time these Prime reissues hit my area, they all sold out. Over vs under saturation is more difficult to predict than I imagined. After selling out, yes most of the second wave of this reissue have been just sitting around.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Is Warpath being reissued? I could’ve sworn he was being reissued alongside Gears, but I haven’t seen him. I have seen a lot of Gears, though.

I saw the assortment with Warpath and Gears ONCE at one of my local stores, pretty sure some scalper bought them all, because there were plenty, then the next day they were all gone. Been pretty much Tailgate and Swerve shelfwarming in my area.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:37 am

Wolfman Jake wrote:
william-james88 wrote:I am keeping mine sticker free.

What about the Autobot symbols? You at least need those, right? How else will anyone be able to tell that Optimus Prime is an Autobot!?

"Robots in Disguise", man.